Abstract: Materials having thermoluminescent properties using a base material and three dopants and made from a process of mixing the parts together, heating the mixture to fuse together, grinding the mass into a fine powder, and reheating the powder. The resultant powder may be combined with a vehicle to form a paint. A fusible salt may be used in making the thermoluminescent material. The dopants are preferably La.sub.2 O.sub.3, Eu.sub.2 O.sub.3 and CeO.sub.2.